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Home My WebLink About2022-09-06 Regular Meeting CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 GRAPEVINE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET GRAPEVINE, TEXAS 6:45 p.m. Dinner – City Council Conference Room 7:15 p.m. 4B Board of Directors Meeting – City Council Chambers Following 4B CCPD Board of Directors Meeting – City Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Regular Council Meeting – City Council Chambers REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: 7:30 p.m. - City Council Chambers 1. Invocation: Mayor Pro Tem Darlene Freed 2. Posting of the Colors and Pledges of Allegiance: Boy Scout Troop CITIZEN COMMENTS 3. Any person who is not scheduled on the agenda may address the City Council under Citizen Comments or on any other agenda item by completing a Citizen Appearance Request form with the City Secretary. A member of the public may address the City Council regarding an item on the agenda either before or during the Council’s consideration of the item, upon being recognized by the Mayor or upon the consent of the City Council. Citizens will have three (3) minutes to address Council. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council is restricted in discussing or taking action during Citizen Comments. PRESENTATIONS 4. GrapeFest Co-Chairs, Carol and Michael Marchant, to present information th regarding the 36 Annual GrapeFest – A Texas Wine Experience presented by the Bank of the West that will take place September 15-18, 2022. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ITEMS 5. City Council to conduct a public hearing relative to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 annual operating budget and take any necessary action. 6. Consider Ordinance No. 2022-054 adopting the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 City of Grapevine Annual Operating Budget and take any necessary action. 7. Consider Ordinance No. 2022-055 adopting an ad valorem tax rate of 0.271775 per $100 valuation for tax year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 and take any necessary action. NEW BUSINESS 8. Consider Ordinance No. 2022-056 amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Parks and Recreation, Section 16-32 (A) implementing new rates for the golf fees effective October 1, 2022 for the Grapevine Municipal Golf Course and adding provision to allow Golf Course Director of Operations to adjust rates to maintain the 50 percentile market rate equivalent with City Manager approval, and take any necessary action. 9. Consider Ordinance No. 2022-057 amending Ordinance No. 95-35, as amended, to renew the franchise agreement with Republic Services to provide cart trash service and extend the term of the franchise, consider Ordinance No. 2022-058 amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 25 Utilities and Services, Article III Solid Waste Disposal relative to residential solid waste and recycling collection rates and take any necessary action. 10. Consider lighting improvements in public parking lots and associated pedestrian access improvements to serve the downtown area by awarding informal requests for quotes for HDPE conduit installation from Predur Underground Construction Inc.; Hydrovac services from AIMS Companies; and traffic light poles from Wholesale Electric Supply; Ordinance No. 2022-059 appropriating the funds; and take any necessary action. CONSENT AGENDA Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and will be acted upon as one business item. Any member of the City Council or member of the audience may request that an item be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed before the City Council for full discussion. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance with Staff recommendations. 11. Consider an annual insurance policy for Medical and Rx Stop Loss with HCC. Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Director recommend approval. 12. Consider the renewal of a service contract for datacenter system and network administration from LEAF TCS. Chief Technology Officer recommends approval. 13. Consider entering into an Interlocal Agreement for mutual access to Bibliotheca cloudLibrary digital resources for the Library. Acting Library Director recommends approval. City Council September 6, 2022 Page 2 14. Consider contracts with Smith Lawn and Tree, as the primary vendor, and Arbor Masters Tree Service, as the secondary vendor, for tree maintenance services. Parks and Recreation Director recommends approval. 15. Consider the purchase of a drone light show for the City of Grapevine holiday light show from Sky Elements, LLC and Ordinance No. 2022-060 appropriating the funds. Parks and Recreation Director recommends approval. 16. Consider Resolution No. 2022-011 authorizing the second amendment to the Ground and Tower Lease Agreement with T-Mobile West, LLC for the purpose of installing, operating, and maintaining a communications facility on the Dove water tower, 1702 Sagebrush Trail. Public Works Director recommends approval. 17. Consider the disposition of public land at 1937 Camelot Drive to the property owners at 1929 Camelot Drive and 1943 Camelot Drive. Public Works Director recommends approval. 18. Consider an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Euless for an emergency water interconnect. Public Works Director recommends approval. 19. Consider an informal request for quote for an annual contract for generator maintenance with Diversified Power Systems. Public Works Director recommends approval. 20. Consider annual contract for the purchase of various fuels with US Oil. Public Works Director recommends approval. 21. Consider changing the start time of the October 4, 2022 City Council meeting to 5:30 p.m. to allow the City Council to attend neighborhood National Night Out events. City Secretary recommends approval. 22. Consider the minutes of the August 16, 2022 Regular City Council meeting and the August 31, 2022 Special City Council meeting. City Secretary recommends approval. Pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.001 et seq, one or more of the above items may be considered in Executive Session closed to the public. Any decision held on such matter will be taken or conducted in open session following conclusion of the executive session. ADJOURNMENT City Council September 6, 2022 Page 3 In accordance with the Open Meetings Law, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, I hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards at Grapevine City Hall, 200 South Main Street and on the City’s website on September 2, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. ________________________ Tara Brooks, TRMC, CRM City Secretary If you plan to attend this public meeting and you have a disability that requires special arrangements at the meeting, please contact the City Secretary’s Office at 817.410.3182 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist your needs. This meeting can be adjourned and reconvened, if necessary, the following regular business day. City Council September 6, 2022 Page 4 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Regular Session on this the 6th day of September, 2022 in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street, with the following members present: William D. Tate Mayor Darlene Freed Mayor Pro Tem Sharron Rogers Council Member Chris Coy Council Member Duff O’Dell Council Member Paul Slechta Council Member Leon Leal Council Member constituting a quorum, and with the following members of the City Staff: Jennifer Hibbs Assistant City Manager Matthew C.G. Boyle City Attorney Tara Brooks City Secretary Call to Order Mayor Tate called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Item 1. Invocation Mayor Pro Tem Darlene Freed gave the invocation. Item 2. Posting of the Colors and Pledges of Allegiance The Order of the Arrow posted the colors and lead the Pledges of Allegiance. Item 3. Citizen Comments Aram Azadpour, PO Box 2644, Grapevine refenced an email he sent to City Council regarding the compensation of the Municipal Judge. He provided the email and requested it be made part of the permanent record. The email is attached to the final minutes. Tiffany Teal, 3225 West Grapevine Mills Boulevard, Grapevine described the rent increases and management of the Terrawood Apartments. PRESENTATIONS Item 4. GrapeFest Co-Chairs, Carol and Michael Marchant, to present information th regarding the 36 Annual GrapeFest – A Texas Wine Experience presented by the Bank of the West that will take place September 15-18, 2022. Carol and Michael Marchant updated Council on the activities planned for this year’s GrapeFest including the Choice Wine Tasting Classic, the Liberty Park Place Wine Experience, the Charcuterie Workshops, the Champagne Terrace, the live music areas with headliners Taylor Dayne and Jack Ingram, the Kid Zone, the GrapeStomp and the Champagne Cork Shoot-Off. Mr. Marchant also thanked the Grapefest volunteers. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ITEMS Item 5. City Council to conduct a public hearing relative to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 annual operating budget and take any necessary action. Mayor Tate declared the public hearing open. Chief Financial Officer Greg Jordan presented this item along with items 6 and 7. The Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget was designed with inflation pressures and compensation needs considered. This year’s budget is a 12% increase from the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget for a total of $191,280,511. No one spoke during the public hearing and there was no correspondence to report. Motion was made to close the public hearing. Motion: Freed Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 6. Consider Ordinance No. 2022-054 adopting the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 City of Grapevine Annual Operating Budget and take any necessary action. Chief Financial Officer Jordan presented this item at the same time he presented item 5. Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 2022-054 adopting the Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 City of Grapevine Annual Operating Budget. Motion: Freed Second: Slechta Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 City Council September 6, 2022 Page 2 ORDINANCE NO. 2022-054 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2022 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023; PROVIDING FOR INTRA- AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL FUND TRANSFERS; PROVIDING FOR INVESTMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Item 7. Consider Ordinance No. 2022-055 adopting an ad valorem tax rate of 0.271775 per $100 valuation for tax year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 and take any necessary action. Chief Financial Officer Jordan presented this item to Council and stated this tax rate was a decrease of 0.013% from the previous budget. Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 2022-055 adopting an ad valorem tax rate of 0.271775 per $100 valuation for tax year 2022 and fiscal year 2023. Motion: Rogers Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 ORDINANCE NO. 2022-055 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, SETTING THE ANNUAL TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2022 LEVYING TAXES TO BE ASSESSED ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS; PROVIDING PENALTIES AND INTEREST FOR THE DELINQUENT TAXES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE NEW BUSINESS Item 8. Consider Ordinance No. 2022-056 amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Parks and Recreation, Section 16-32 (A) implementing new rates for the golf fees effective October 1, 2022 for the Grapevine Municipal Golf Course and adding provision to allow Golf Course Director of Operations to adjust rates to maintain the 50 percentile market rate equivalent with City Manager approval, and take any necessary action. City Council September 6, 2022 Page 3 Golf Director Robert Singletary presented this item to Council. The proposed rates will th keep the Grapevine Municipal Golf Course in the 50 percentile of the Metroplex public golf courses. Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 2022-056 amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Parks and Recreation, Section 16-32 (A) implementing new rates for the golf fees effective October 1, 2022 for the Grapevine Municipal Golf Course and adding provision to allow Golf Course Director of Operations to adjust rates to maintain the 50th percentile market rate equivalent with City Manager approval Motion: Slechta Second: O’Dell Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 ORDINANCE NO. 2022-056 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 16 PARKS AND RECREATION, SECTION 16-32(A) RELATIVE TO GRAPEVINE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE FEES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Item 9. Consider Ordinance No. 2022-057 amending Ordinance No. 95-35, as amended, to renew the franchise agreement with Republic Services to provide cart trash service and extend the term of the franchise, consider Ordinance No. 2022-058 amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 25 Utilities and Services, Article III Solid Waste Disposal relative to residential solid waste and recycling collection rates and take any necessary action. Environmental Services Manager Dewey Stoffels presented this item and answered questions from Council. The Fiscal Year 2023 residential rate for solid waste disposal will be $16.91. The rate will adjust to $18.29 in Fiscal Year 2024 with further rate increases based on the formula of Consumer Price Index for Garbage and Trash. In 2024, Republic Services will begin roll-cart trash pickup services. Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 2022-057 amending Ordinance No. 95-35, as amended, to renew the franchise agreement with Republic Services to provide cart trash service and extend the term of the franchise and consider Ordinance No. 2022-058 City Council September 6, 2022 Page 4 amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 25 Utilities and Services, Article III Solid Waste Disposal relative to residential solid waste and recycling collection rates. Motion: Freed Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 ORDINANCE NO. 2022-057 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 95-35, AS AMENDED, THE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE; EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE TEN (10) YEARS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE ORDINANCE NO. 2022-058 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 25 UTILITIES AND SERVICES, ARTICLE III SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Item 10. Consider lighting improvements in public parking lots and associated pedestrian access improvements to serve the downtown area by awarding informal requests for quotes for HDPE conduit installation from Predur Underground Construction Inc.; Hydrovac services from AIMS Companies; and traffic light poles from Wholesale Electric Supply; Ordinance No. 2022-059 appropriating the funds; and take any necessary action. Development Engineer and Construction Manager John Robertson presented this item to Council and answered their questions. The proposed plan includes pedestrian access improvements on Main Street between Dallas Road and Northwest Highway, and improvements of street lighting in several parking lots along Main Street for an estimated amount of $275,000. Motion was made to approve the informal request for quotes for conduit installation, Hydrovac services and traffic light poles; and Ordinance No. 2022-059 appropriating funds in the Capital Projects Streets Fund. Motion: O’Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal City Council September 6, 2022 Page 5 Nays: None Approved: 7-0 ORDINANCE NO. 2022-059 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $275,000 IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS STREETS FUND; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE CONSENT AGENDA Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and were acted upon as one business item. Any member of the City Council or member of the audience may request that an item be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed before the City Council for full discussion. Council Member O’Dell requested item 19 be removed from consent. Council Member Rogers requested item 16 be removed from consent. These items were considered individually after the remaining consent agenda. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance with Staff recommendations. Item 11. Consider an annual insurance policy for Medical and Rx Stop Loss with HCC. Chief Financial Officer Jordan and Human Resources Director Rachel Huitt recommended approval of the annual insurance policy for Medical and Rx Stop Loss insurance for an estimated amount of $810,000. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 12. Consider the renewal of a service contract for datacenter system and network administration from LEAF TCS. Chief Technology Officer Tessa Allberg recommended approval of the renewal of the service contract with LEAF TCS to provide services to include virtual network system administration and support, datacenter physical network support and maintenance, network infrastructure planning/troubleshooting, and system and network monitoring for an amount not to exceed $80,000. City Council September 6, 2022 Page 6 Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 13. Consider entering into an Interlocal Agreement for mutual access to Bibliotheca cloudLibrary digital resources for the Library. Acting Library Director Chad Hetterley recommended approval of the Interlocal Agreement to expand public access to digital content by sharing Biblioteca cloudLibrary digital resources with other participating Texas libraries for an amount not to exceed $11,000. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 14. Consider contracts with Smith Lawn and Tree, as the primary vendor, and Arbor Masters Tree Service, as the secondary vendor, for tree maintenance services. Parks and Recreation Director Chris Smith recommended approval of the agreements to establish fixed hourly rates for a variety of tree maintenance services on an as-needed basis for an estimated annual amount of $350,000. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 15. Consider the purchase of a drone light show for the City of Grapevine holiday light show from Sky Elements, LLC and Ordinance No. 2022-060 appropriating the funds. Parks and Recreation Director Smith recommended approval of the purchase of a drone light show to be held on December 3 and 17. The appropriating of funds of $22,000 will be available in the Special Revenue Fund resulting from sponsorship contributions from Hotel VIN and Harvest Hall. Funds of $10,000 are available in the General Fund for a total amount not to exceed $32,000. City Council September 6, 2022 Page 7 Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 ORDINANCE NO. 2022-060 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,000 IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO BE RECEIVED FROM HOTEL VIN AND HARVEST HALL; AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $22,000 IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Item 17. Consider the disposition of public land at 1937 Camelot Drive to the property owners at 1929 Camelot Drive and 1943 Camelot Drive. Public Works Director Bryan Beck recommended approval of the disposition of the vacant lot located at 1937 Camelot Drive to the adjacent homeowners. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 18. Consider an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Euless for an emergency water interconnect. Public Works Director Beck recommended approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Euless for an interconnect that is approximately 550’ west of the Euless Grapevine Road/Main Street and Glade Road intersection. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 City Council September 6, 2022 Page 8 Item 20. Consider annual contract for the purchase of various fuels with US Oil. Public Works Director Beck recommended approval of the contract to establish fixed annual pricing for various fuels to be used on an as-needed basis for an annual estimated amount of $900,000. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 21. Consider changing the start time of the October 4, 2022 City Council meeting to 5:30 p.m. to allow the City Council to attend neighborhood National Night Out events. City Secretary Tara Brooks recommended approval of the item to change the start time of the October 4, 2022 City Council meeting to 5:30 p.m. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 22. Consider the minutes of the August 16, 2022 Regular City Council meeting and the August 31, 2022 Special City Council meeting. City Secretary Brooks recommended approval of the minutes as provided. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 16. Consider Resolution No. 2022-011 authorizing the second amendment to the Ground and Tower Lease Agreement with T-Mobile West, LLC for the purpose of installing, operating, and maintaining a communications facility on the Dove water tower, 1702 Sagebrush Trail. Assistant City Manager Jennifer Hibbs introduced Chris Mayo with T-Mobile West, LLC who answered questions from Council about coverage and future antennas. City Council September 6, 2022 Page 9 Motion was made to approve the resolution authorizing the second amendment to the Ground and Tower Lease Agreement for the Dove water tower. Motion: Rogers Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-011 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE GROUND AND TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT WITH T-MOBILE WEST LLC, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ANTENNAS, CABLES AND OTHER COMMUNICATION INSTRUMENTS ON THE DOVE WATER TOWER AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Item 19. Consider an informal request for quote for an annual contract for generator maintenance with Diversified Power Systems. Public Works Director Beck recommended approval of a contract for generator maintenance for an annual amount of $24,100. Council Member O’Dell stated her question was answered in the memo and a presentation was not needed. Motion was made to approve the informal request for quote for an annual contract for generator maintenance. Motion: Rogers Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 ADJOURNMENT Motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:09 p.m. Motion: Coy Second: Slechta Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas on this the 20th day of September, 2022. City Council September 6, 2022 Page 10 APPROVED: ___________________________ William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Tara Brooks City Secretary City Council September 6, 2022 Page 11 9/6/22, 5:20 PM Gmail - On my request from Aug 1 st to remove from consent agenda and put on the general Council agenda for presentation of su... M" Gmall" M. Aram Azadpour < On my request from Aug 1 st to remove from consent agenda and put on the general Council agenda for presentation of supporting comparable and debate regarding compensation for Grapevine Municipal Court of Record Judge and its Alternate 1 message M. Aram Azadpour < Mon, Sep 5, 2022 at 10:11 PM To: "Chris Coy (Grpvn Cty Council place 5)" <ccoy@grapevinetexas.gov>, "Darlene Freed (Grpvn Cty Council place 4/Mayor Pro Tem)" <dfreed@grapevinetexas.gov>, "Duff O'Dell (Grpvn Cty Council place 6)" <dodell@grapevinetexas.gov>, "Leon Leal (Grpvn Cty Council place 3)" <Ileal@grapevinetexas.gov>, "Paul Slechta (Grpvn Cty Council place 1)" <pslechta@grapevinetexas.gov>, "Sharron Rogers (Grpvn Cty Council place 2)" <sharronr@grapevinetexas.gov>, "William D. Tate (Grpvn Cty Council Mayor)" <wtate@grapevinetexas.gov> Cc: 'Tara Brooks (Grpvn City Sec)" <tbrooks@grapevinetexas.gov>, "Bruno Rumbelow (Grpvn City Manager)" <brumbelow@grapevinetexas.gov>, "M. Aram Azadpour" < Dear City Council, This is a follow up email to my request to remove from the consent agenda of Aug 1 st (and to be placed on general agenda for debate, discussion, and presentation of supporting documents) the matter of compensation for the Grapevine Municipal Court of Record Judge and its Alternate. In years past, when the now retired City Judge Florence, was in office I had noted to the City Council the imbalance in his compensation. As I had noted then, at the time, his compensation was on par with Tarrant County Judge and I did not understand why? Here is the Tarrant County budget document from 2020 (please look at PDF file page number 131, which is the same as hard copy page number 123) showing the compensation for Tarrant County's judges at various levels for 2018 and 2019. For the convenience of readability of this email, I am doing a cut/past of email to/from I had with City Secretary's Office (I can forward the actual email thread to any Council Member( interested to read the whole email thread): [Aug 1st 2022] L �rvYa vkh�. t;�►�lf�h�cwkt fin` tnotin Jd � ®Yi, - ._yr r k► � pCtl rr r,T> E�j° /p 1 would like to see study (comparable contract for Municipal Court of Records in cities nearby) done to make this N9 recommendation: Consider the contracts to reappoint Judge Brad Bradley as First Alternate Municipal Judge and Eric Ransleben as Second Alternate Municipal Judge to substitute in the temporary absence of the presiding judge. Chief L Financial Officer recommends approval. [Au 8th 20221 9 The applicable departments have reviewed their files and there are no responsive records for your open records request below. If have City � 15 you any questions, please contact the Secretary's Office. This e-mail shall officially close your open .-_ll records request. 9-) O When the City's "Chief' Financial Officer has done "no" study to know what is common, customary, or usual salary for the same position in other cities; on what basis is he (and I am assuming the "Chief' to be a he, although, I have not look up of his/her name to know) recommending the approval? In no particular order, attached please find current compensation data, for city alternate/judge I could gather from some cities near Grapevine. As you will notice (when you review the attached), no city has as a generous of a compensation package as Grapevine does (the highest is that of Colleyville, however, Colleyville and Keller have an intergovernmental agreement to run a single municipal court, so essentially, that judge runs two cities and not one city), none provide for retirement, health insurance, none provide employee and they consider their judges a contractor and not an employee (so do not provide for things like workers' comp). Also, attached please find the final compensation for David Florence. He retired in April of 2015, that put his final salary at $113k for "2015" "showed" Cr about (comparable for county judges). Also, he has employee insurance and up as an employee of the City (as do present Grapevine City judges) whenever I've requested data on salary of employees of the City pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act. I believe this position should be considered as a "contractor" and not an employee, for one thing, it has a set duration (a fundamentally distinguishing characteristic between an at will employee -<5 and an independent contractor based upon the Texas and Federal employment laws). - In response to my inquire (years back) on why Grapevine City Judge is being paid comparable to Tarrant County judges, as it is typical of y'all not one made an effort to find out why our City judge deserved to be paid in levels similar to County judges, or, better yet, what do cities neighboring us are paying their city judges. The City Staffers I've spoken with have a https://mail.google.com/maillul0l?ik=497598049f&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a%3Ar4800047025832202290&simpl=msg-a%3Ar-42640707... 1 /3 9/6/22, 5:20 PM Gmail - On my request from Aug 1 st to remove from consent agenda and put on the general Council agenda for presentation of su... term for the Citizen's Comment Section of the Council's public meeting: Citizen's Little Speech! It was so sad and demeaning when I heard that. As I've noted before, Grapevine City Council is one monolith of inaction, I've questioned why the City is bearing the cost of having seven Council Members? What particular task one does which cannot be done by another, surely none of you are more accessible to the general public now that there are seven of you as opposed to a lower number, say, three. The Mayor wishes to artificially inflate his position by saying well people can reach me, why sir? Nothing in our City Charter bestows such requirements on the people of Grapevine, nor, gives the position of Mayor such an exclusive responsibility. But then again, City Charter, what is that (we keep that next to a copy of Bible and the US Constitution on some mantel and just look at its cover, as opposed to reading them)! Y'all say well no one runs against us! Well, why do you have to run until death or scandal do you apart? Why not stop after, I do not know, 15, 20 years; is that not long enough to satisfy your ego. In the wake of the revelation of theft of public funds, y'all have failed to do the minimum: passing an Ethics Ordinance to regulate the conduct of the City Council, heads of various departments, the City Manager, and more importantly to set sanctions for its violation. It is absurd that, for example, the Fire Department Chiefs salary/budget comes before this body for approval and yet the Fire Department Assoc. does campaigning, only, for a sitting Council Member. As I've noted before, even God knew He made a mistake when He created mankind, that is why He gave mankind a limited life span. Why y'all insist on being in the Council until death or scandal do you apart, is past me, but then again I am not an egoistic person. Besides all the harassment people running against a sitting Council Member have faced, It is unreasonably expensive to run for a City Council in Grapevine. Tell me something: would you be able to point to one ill which would have bestowed upon the City, but for, your effort to curb that ill? Just one! I can count some ills that have been bestowed upon the City because some of you were the Council Member. When the good Council Members stay silent, then they are no different than the others; and, if you did something right, that is not a big deal, that is what is expected. Tell me something, how many of you send a thank you note to the maker of your vehicle because when you turned the ignition key, the vehicle became operational, how many of you? I hope none, because that is "expected" (for your vehicle to come on when the ignition key is turned, no reason to thank the vehicle maker). If the excuse is that our City Council is non - salaried, I would be happy to vote for an initiative on the ballot to amend the City Charter to set a salary for our City Council Members, if that would make y'all more responsive to the general public. While I do not have enough information to say one way or another, I can only hope that it was because of my effort that City finally decided "not" to have election for positions not contested (can you image the amount of wasted public money that was and for what; that mindset is lacking in our Council; again, I do not understand why, in general elected officials of any office, and in particular Grapevine City Council Members "fight" to stay in office until death or scandal do them apart; some service that is and service for whom, for self or others). While I do not hold my breath, I hope the City Council sees fit to put the matter of City judge's compensation on a general Council agenda open for debate, question, and presentation to support the suggested compensation (and to consider legal matters such as being an employee or an independent contractor). Regards, Aram Azadpour 8 attachments Bedford_muni judge_comp. pdf 52K Bedfo rd_a lt_m u n i J u d ge_co m p, p df 197K colleyviller_keller munijudge_comp.pdf 924K Euless_muni judge_comp_contract.pdf 3269K Southlake_muni judge_ contract_renewal.pdf 230K Southlake_muni_judge_comp_contract and_oaths.pdf 444K Southlake_muni judge_first_amendment_to_comp_contract.pdf 3959K https:Hmail.goog le.com/mai l/u/0/?ik=497598049f&view=pt&search=al I&permth id=thread-a%3Ar4800047025832202290&simpl=msg-a%3Ar-42640707... 2/3 9/6/22, 5:20 PM Gmail - On my request from Aug 1 st to remove from consent agenda and put on the general Council agenda for presentation of su... Grapevine final_compensation_for former Grapevine_Municipal_Court_of Record_ Judge_David_Florence_and_any_City_provided_retirement_plan.pdf 273K https:Hmail.google.com/mai l/u/0/?ik=497598049f&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a%3Ar4800047025832202290&simpl=msg-a%3Ar-42640707... 3/3 ORDINANCE NO. 19-3260 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPOINTING TIMOTHY MURPHY AS MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE FOR THE BEDFORD MUNICIPAL COURT. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to appoint Tim Murphy as Municipal Court Judge; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Bedford to provide for uniformity in the administration of justice in the Municipal Court; and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by law to adopt the provisions contained herein, and has compiled with all the prerequisites necessary for the passage of this ordinance; and, WHEREAS, all statutory and constitutional requirements for the passage of this ordinance have been adhered to, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act; and, WHEREAS, the purposes of this ordinance include protecting and promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Bedford. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the findings above are found to be true and correct, and are incorporated herein. SECTION 2. That, the City Council of the City of Bedford, Texas hereby appoints Timothy Murphy as Municipal Court Judge for the City of Bedford Municipal Court of Record to serve for a term of three years as provided by Texas Government Code Section 30.01882 beginning on May 17, 2019 and ending after three years unless re -appointed or held over. SECTION 3. That the salary for the Judge of the Municipal Court of Record shall be $92,800 annually, paid in accordance with normal payroll practices. SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately following its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law, and it is accordingly so ordained. PRESENTED AND PASSED this 14th day of May 2019, by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays and 0 abstentions, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of BedfQrd, Texas. ATTEST: -City Secretary Mich I Welld� ,APPROVED TO FORM: Fl-r Stan Lowry, City Attorney 9/5/22, 8:17 PM Gmail - FW: PIR AAzadpour 080922 Gmall M. Aram Azadpour < FW: PIR_AAzadpour 080922 2 messages Bedford City Secretary Office < Good afternoon, Attached is the ordinance setting our Municipal Court Judge's salary. The alternate judge is paid as below: $350 per docket — Maximum amount paid by the City of Bedford will be $1,400 per year. Please let us know if you need anything else. Sincerely, City Secretary's Office City of Bedford From: noreply@civicplus.com <noreplycivicplus.com> Sent: Monday, August 8, 2022 4:24 PM To: Bedford City Secretary Office <citysecretary@bedfordtx.gov> Subject: PIR AAzadpour 080922 EXTERNAL SENDERL https://mail.google.com/mai Vu/0/?ik=497598049f&view=pt&search=al I&permthid=thread-f%3Al 741342726817873954&simpl=msg-f%3A17413427268... 1 /5 MI; ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CAROL MONTGOMERY AS THE PRESIDING MUNICIPAL COURT • THE • REGIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT • RECORD IN CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 8.02 OF THE COLLEYVILLECHARTER AND THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR COMBINED MUNICIPAL•BETWEEN THE CITIES • COLLEYVILLE AND KELLER; APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL• / i • PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council desires to appoint Carol Montgomery as the Presiding Municipal Court Judge for the Colleyville/Keller Regional Municipal Court of Record for a two (2) year term in conformance with applicable law and the existing Interlocal Agreement for Combined Municipal Court Services between the cities of Colleyville and Keller; and WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to approve the appointment of an associate Municipal Court Judge for a term running concurrent with the Presiding Judge's term. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS: Sec. 1. THAT the City Council of the City of Colleyville, Texas hereby appoints Carol Montgomery to serve as the Presiding Municipal Court Judge for the Colleyville/Keller Regional Municipal Court of Record to serve from December 1, 2021, through December 1, 2023. Accordingly, the City Council hereby approves the Regional Municipal Court Judge Agreement with Carol Montgomery attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Sec. 2. THAT the City Council further approves the appointment of Lindsay Kinzey as an Associate Municipal Court Judge for the Colleyville/Keller Regional Municipal Court of Record to serve from December 1, 2021, through December 1, 2023; subject to the terms and conditions applicable to associate judges contained in the Municipal Court ILA and Exhibit "A" hereto. Sec. 3. THAT this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage. Ordinance 0-21-2181 Page 2 of 2 The first reading and public hearing being conducted on the 1st day of November 2021. The second reading and public hearing being conducted on the 16th day of November 2021. APPROVED BY A VOTE OF 7 AYES, 0 NAYS, ON THIS THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021. Mayor Richard Newton Aye Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Linclamood Aye Place 1, Tammy Nakamura Aye Place 3, Kathy Wheat Aye Place 4, George Dodson Aye Place 5, Chuck Kelley Aye_ Place 6, Callie Rigney Aye ATTEST: Christine Loven, TRMC City Secretary Whfft-t. Wyatt City Attorney CITY OF COLLEYVILLE Richard Newton Mayor EXHIBIT A REGIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AGREEMENT Effective December 1, 2021 (attached) REGIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AGREEMENT This Regional Municipal Court Judge Agreement ("Agreement") is made by and between the City of Colleyville ("Colleyville"), the City of Keller ("Keller"), and Carol Montgomery ("Judge"), (each a "Party" and collectively the "Parties"), acting by and through their authorized representatives. RECITALS: WHEREAS, Colleyville and Keller (each a "City" and collectively the "Cities") jointly administer and operate a regional municipal court; and WHEREAS, the Cities desire to engage and appoint Judge Carol Montgomery to serve as the regional municipal court judge for the Cities' regional municipal court pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and terms and conditions herein contained, and of the execution hereof, the Parties agree and bind themselves to the obligations and performance of the tasks as follows: Article I Purpose The purpose of this Agreement is for the City to contract for municipal court judge services to be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Article II Term This Agreement shall be effective as of December 1, 2021 (the "Effective Date") and shall expire December 31, 2023. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term of this Agreement may be extended by mutual written agreement of the Parties. Article III Regional Municipal Court Judge 3.1 Authority; Services. Judge shall have all authority vested under law and shall undertake Judge's duties fairly, impartially and independently. Judge shall, in a timely and responsive manner, perform all services set forth herein and as required of municipal court judges in accordance with Cities' respective Charters, the Cities' interlocal agreement for combined municipal court services, the adopted policies and procedures of the regional municipal court, and the laws applicable to municipal judges of courts in the State of Texas, as the foregoing may be amended ("Services"). The Services shall include, without limitation, the following: (a) Preside over all municipal court proceedings; (b) Promptly handle all adult and juvenile arraignments (see Section 3.2 below); PAGE 1 CITY OF COLLEYVILLEXITY OF KELLER REGIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AGREEMENT (d) Execute all arrest warrants; (e) Execute all court warrants; (f) Coordinate court activities with the municipal court administrator, prosecutor(s), city attorney(s), and other departments of the Cities as necessary; (g) Perform such other duties as assigned by the respective City Councils and/or the City Managers that may be commensurate with the position of Regional Municipal Court Judge; and (h) Perform all other administrative duties of a municipal court judge as may be provided by ordinance, resolution of the City Council, or applicable state law. 3.2 Arraignments, Magistrate Duties. Judge shall be responsible for all duties customarily performed by magistrates of municipal courts of record in Texas. In particular, Judge shall be responsible for all arraignments and magistrate duties for the regional holding facility (jointly administered by Keller, Colleyville and Southlake), subject to the terms and conditions of all existing MOUs and other agreements of the cities related to the same. Judge (or duly assigned associate judge(s)) shall, at all times during the term of this Agreement, be available on a 24/7 basis to handle all warrants, bonds, emergency orders, prisoner transfers requests, and similar matters. Compensation for these duties flow through the stipend received from Southiake in the amount of $12,000 per year and Roanoke in the amount of $7,300 per year, to be paid to the Judge quarterly. 3.3 Scheduling of Dockets. Judge shall be responsible for scheduling all court dockets and proceedings in coordination with the municipal court administrator to facilitate optimal court efficiency in support of the Cities' customer service goals and values. 3.4 Review and Selection Committee. The Cities have established a Municipal Judge Review and Selection Committee (the "Committee") to assist in administering the position of the regional municipal court judge. The Committee may meet from time to time to discuss, review and/or modify the administration of the regional municipal judge position, including the periodic review the Judge's performance under this Agreement. Within the first three (3) months of this Agreement, a performance evaluation of judge shall be undertaken by the Cities (through their respective City Managers, or designee(s)) and presented to the Committee. Upon request by the Committee and/or Cities, Judge agrees to collaborate with the Committee to ensure the municipal court's operations, policies and orders are being effectively administered consistent with the operational goals and values of the Cities. 3.5 Associate Judge(s}. Judge shall, upon prior written approval of the Cities, engage the services of one or more associate judges during the term hereof, subject to all terms and conditions established by the Cities, in the Cities' sole discretion. Judge shall exercise direct supervision over all associate judges and be responsible for assigning such associate judges to act in Judge's absence in accordance with Section 30.00007(a)(4) of the Texas Government Code. Judge shall be responsible for all compensation due to all associate judges under this Agreement and shall ensure that the position of associate judge does not go vacant for more than 60 consecutive days during the term of this Agreement. PACE 2 I CITY Or COLLEYVILLEXITY OF KELLER REGIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AGREEMENT 3.6 Qualifications; Trainings. Judge must be an attorney licensed by the Texas Supreme Court and must remain in good standing with the State Bar of Texas at all times during the term of this Agreement. Judge shall further adhere to the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct and all other constitutional and statutory requirements of Judge's appointed office. The Cities acknowledge that Judge may be required to participate in training programs administered by the City of Southlake during the term of this Agreement and agree that the City of Southlake, as Judge's current employer, may seek equitable contribution in the form of reimbursement from the Cities for the proportionate costs of such trainings attributable to the Judge's Services under this Agreement. Article IV Compensation 4.1 Compensation. Judge shall be compensated for the Services based upon a flat annual rate of $135,000, which will be paid to Judge on a bi-weekly basis ($5,192.31) during the term of this Agreement. Should this Agreement terminate prior to the last day of the month, the Judge's compensation will be prorated on a daily basis for any partial month. Additionally, the cities will provide Judge, during the term of this Agreement, (i) use of 2 iPads (to be purchased and owned by Colleyville) at least one device will be a cellular streaming device, (ii) a one-time reimbursement up to $250.00 for judicial robe(s), (iii) a mobile telecommunications device stipend in the amount of $100.00 per month, and (iv) cities shall find City of Colleyville portion of participation in Texas Municipal Retirement Fund. Judge shall not be entitled to any other compensation under this Agreement unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing. 4.2 Independent Contractor Status; Insurance• Taxes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Parties intend and agree that Judge shall be an independent contractor and not an employee of either City during the term of this Agreement for any purpose, including without limitation, application of FICA, the Social Security Act, the Federal Unemployment Act, and applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The Cities shall not pay (or reimburse) Worker's Compensation Insurance on Judge's behalf during the term of this Agreement and Judge shall at all times be responsible for the payment of Judge's self-employment taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement. Article V Termination 5.1 Termination for Convenience. Any Party may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time by providing sixty (60) days written notice. Judge shall be compensated for all Services up to the time of termination. If Judge has any property or documents in its possession belonging to the Cities, Judge will account for and dispose of the same in the manner requested. 5.2 Termination for Default [Breach or Cause]. If Judge fails to perform in the manner called for in this Agreement, or if Judge fails to comply with any other provisions of this Agreement, the Cities may terminate this Agreement for default. Termination shall be given by serving a notice of termination on Judge setting forth the default and stating the date of termination. Upon termination under this Section 5.2, Judge shall be compensated only for Services performed PAGE 3 CITY OF COLLEYVILLE/CITY OF KELLER REGIO\AI, MU\7CIPAL COURT JUDGE AGREEMENT in accordance with this Agreement through the date of termination. 5.3 Removal of Judge. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge that Judge may be removed from office only as provided by law. The removal of Judge by either City, regardless of reason, shall be mutually effective to terminate this Agreement. 5.4 Waiver of Remedies for Any Breach. In the event that City elects to waive its remedies for any breach or default by Judge of any covenant, term or condition of this Agreement, such waiver by City shall not limit City's remedies for any succeeding breach or default of this Agreement. Article VI Miscellaneous 6.1 Independent Contractor. It is understood and agreed by and between the Parties that in satisfying the conditions of this Agreement, Judge is acting independently, and that the Cities assume no responsibility or liabilities to any third party in connection with these actions. All Services to be performed by Judge pursuant to this Agreement shall be in the capacity of an independent contractor, and not as an agent or employee of either Colleyville or Keller. Judge shall supervise the performance of its Services and shall be entitled to control the manner and means by which its Services are to be performed, subject to the terms of this Agreement. As such, the Cities shall not: (1) train the Judge; (2) require the Judge to complete regular oral or written reports; or (3) require any Judge to provide full-time employee services to either city. 6.3 Assignment of Agreement. Judge may not assign this Agreement, or assign or delegate any right or duty under this Agreement, without prior written approval from the Cities. 6.4 Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement by one Party to the other Party shall be in writing and shall be given and deemed to have been given immediately if delivered in person to the recipient's address set forth in this section, or on the date shown on the certificate of receipt if placed in the United States mail, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, addressed to the receiving Party at the address hereinafter specified: For Colleyville: City of Colleyville Attn: Jerry Ducay, City Manager 100 Main Street, P Floor Colleyville, Texas 76034 E: jducay@colleyville.com For Keller: City of Keller Attn: Mark Hafner, City Manager P.O. Box 770 Keller, Texas 76244 E: mhafner@cityofkeller.com PAGE 4 I CITY OF COLLEYVILLE/CITY OF KELLER REGIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AGREFiNIENT For Judge: Carol Montgomery 202 West LD Lockett Colleyville, Texas 76034 6.5 Conflict of Interest. Judge covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of Services required to be performed under this Agreement. If any such conflict of interest shall arise during the Agreement Term, Judge shall immediately and fully disclose the nature and extent of the conflict to the respective party and resolve the conflict to party's satisfaction. 6.6 Signatories. Having agreed to the terms herein, the undersigned signatories hereby represent and warrant that they have authority to enter into this Agreement. 6.7 Applicable Law and Venue. The laws of the State of Texas shall govern this Agreement; and venue for any action concerning this Agreement shall be in the state district court of Tarrant County, Texas. The Parties agree to submit to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction of said court. 6.8 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only upon written Agreement signed by the Parties. 6.9 Severability/Interpretation. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions, and the Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained in it. 6.10 Compliance with Laws. Judge shall fully comply with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances applicable to the services covered hereunder as they may now read or may hereafter be amended. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK - SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] PAGE 5 I CITY OF COLLEYVILLE/CITY OF KEI.LER REGIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AGREE\IEN'r CITY OF COLLEYVILLE REGIONAL MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE By: Mayor Richard Newton Date signed: CITY OF KELLER By: Mayor Armin Mizani Date signed: 0 Carol Montgomery Date signed: PAGE 6 CITY OF COLLEYVILLE/CITY OF KELLER I REGIONAL MUNICIPAL CouR-r JUDGE AGREEMENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into as of the Z 8 th day of December, 1999, by and between the CITY OF EULESS, State of Texas, a municipal, home rule city, chartered under the constitution of the State of Texas, hereinafter called "Euless", and LACY D. BRITTEN, hereinafter called "Judge", both ofwhich parties hereto understand and agree as follows: WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Euless desires to employ Lacy D. Britten as Judge of the municipal court of record of the city of Euless, as provided by Article VI. of the Euless City Charter and appropriate provisions of state statute; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of Euless to provide certain benefits, establish certain conditions of employment, and to set certain working conditions of said Judge; and WHEREAS, LACY D. BRITTEN desires to accept employment as Judge of the Municipal Court of Record of the city on the terms outlined herein; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and hereinbefore stated, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1. DUTIES Euless hereby agrees to employ LACY D. BRITTEN as Judge of the Municipal Court of Record of the City of Euless to perform the functions and duties specified in Article VI of the Euless City Charter, as prescribed in the Texas Uniform Municipal Court of Record Act, and to perform such other duties and functions as the City Council shall from time to time assign, consistent with existing law and codes of legal and judicial ethics. Employment Agreement - Lacy D. Britten Page 1 The Euless City Council has designated Judge as the Presiding Judge of the Euless Municipal Court of Record and Judge shall serve as Presiding Judge unless and until the Euless City Council shall designate another judge as presiding judge, which right Judge acknowledges and agrees lies exclusively at the discretion of the Euless City Council. SECTION 2. TERM A. This Agreement establishes a two-year term of office beginning Januaryl, 2000. Upon the completion of two (2) years, the City Council will consider further appointment pursuant to Article VI of the Euless City Charter. B. Nothing in the Agreement shall prevent, limit, or otherwise interfere with the right of the Judge to resign at any time from her position with Euless, subject only to the provisions set forth in Section 3.13. of this Agreement. SECTION 3. TERMINATION A. The Euless City Council may terminate this agreement and remove Judge from office for the reasons and as provided by Section I -A, Article V of the Texas Constitution. B. In the event Judge voluntarily resigns her position with the City of Euless, then Judge shall give the City of Euless two (2) months written notice in advance. SECTION 4. SALARY Euless agrees to pay Judge, for services rendered pursuant hereto, an annual base salary of Forty -Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($45,000.00), payable in installments at the same time as other employees of Euless are paid. SECTION 5. INSURANCE Judge, a her option, may elect to participate in the city of Euless' group insurance program, however, all costs of such coverage shall be borne exclusively by Judge. Employment Agreement - Lacy D. Britten Page 2 SECTION 6. HOURS OF WORK Judge agrees to and shall devote such time as is necessary for the full and proper performance of her duties and that the compensation herein provided for includes compensation for the performance of all such services. As Presiding Judge, Judge shall also be responsible for temporary assignment of other judges or substitute judges, if necessary, for the expeditious disposition of the business of the Euless Municipal Court of Record. Without limitation thereto, Judge acknowledges that her duties shall include the expeditious and appropriate disposition of offenses for which complaints have been filed in the Euless Municipal Court of Record in accordance with rules of law and procedure governing the Euless Municipal Court of Record, the proper administration of such court and its records in working with the clerk of the Municipal Court of Record and such other employees of the city which may be assigned to the office of the Municipal Court Clerk, the arraignment of persons incarcerated in the Euless municipal jail and the review and issuance of search and arrest warrants. SECTION 7. JUDICIAL TRAINING Judge shall be entitled to one (1) weeks paid leave for judicial training as required for municipal judges by the State of Texas. Euless shall bear the expense of a substitute municipal judge for the period of such authorized absences. SECTION 8. OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT Judge acknowledges that for and during the term of this Agreement she shall devote such time and effort in the performance of the duties required hereunder as shall be necessary and shall not undertake, nor accept, any outside or other employment which would in any wise limit Judge's availability or performance of her duties hereunder. Judge understands that the offices and facilities of the City of Euless may not be used in the conduct of her private practice of law or for other Employment Agreement - Lacy D. Britten Page 3 business or personal purposes. Nothing in this agreement shall prevent Judge from maintaining a private law practice as long as it does not conflict or interfere with Judge's availability and performance of her duties hereunder. SECTION 9. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT The City Council may provide such other terms and conditions of employment as it may determine from time to time relating to the performance of Judge's duties, provided such terms and conditions are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the provisions of this Agreement, the City Charter, or any other law or code of judicial or legal ethics. SECTION 10. GENERAL PROVISIONS A. The text herein shall constitute the entire Agreement between the parties. B. This Agreement shall become effective commencing January 1, 2000. C. If any provision, or any portion hereof contained in this Agreement is held to be unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or portion thereof, shall be deemed severable and shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Euless has caused this Agreement to be signed and executed on its behalf by its Mayor, duly attested by its City Secretary, and the Judge has signed and executed this Agreement, both in duplicate, on the date herein first written. EULESS: By: Z.CIi� t�h�g"u-, Mary fib Saleh, Mayor Employment Agreement - Lacy D. Britten Page 4 JUDGE: ��La�y D. ri t t e ATTEST: AOL Swan rim,�CS, City Secretary i -no III • • G:\Docs\E\Euless\ContractsVudge Britten Contract.wpd Employment Agreement - Lacy D. Britten Page 5 DATE SALARY MODIFICATION JUDGE MAYOR 0 lLaiz u DATE SALARY MODIFICATIONE ry,L.e:> F17-1w L y riften Mary Lib Saleh -b jfte W-N," ZL65 JUDGE: Ado, SALARY MODIFICATION: MAYOR: BritterV 10- - Mary Lib Saleh � "u-s-ic-34 DATE: 12Z�111-s L mvf•*-Tfl SALARY MODIFICATION: lqel SALARY MODIFICATION: 17, 9ve2 acy-Britten Mary Li Saleh Foml:"- 197A i w m 17 FMI /Vo ie4&-Ojc I Ji Frill 41 m ;iALARY MODIFICATION- J FTIM, 11 p 4/0 /- 3 ""- V- 211"' l� - S / - Cal DATE: SALARY MODIFICATION: TERM EXTENDED T(2 I-- /,\ 7/ MAYOR: Lacy, ritten Mary Lib galeh IFAFAFA 1 WHIM - IN. /at � 1. ar/ 3 /12 - 3 / - aols- Einh-IMa7rfin, Mayor DATE: / � - 'R o /,S-- JUDGE: Lacy &#ten Ffj--W JUDGE: Lacy Britten DATE: 11/28/2017 MAYOR: SALARY MODIFICATION: MAYOR: Ti Wd a Martin SALARY MODIFICATION: $85,280 (2.5% increase) MAYOR: /, , -li� , rl1 4,0111ir "A tyk f k1#1403 TERM EXTENDED TO: 12/31/2018 DATE: SALARY MODIFICATION: TERM EXTENDED TO: 11/28/2018 $87.412/Annual (2.5% Increase) 12/31/2019 JUDGE: MAYOR: ZZ, lxelz Lacy �tten W n d a/ artier' DATE: 11/12/2019 SALARY MODIFICATION: TERM EXTENDED TO: 12/31/2020 DATE: SALARY MODIFICATION: TERM EXTENDED TO: a4tzll l2i 46800.1 /,�-V.24 f tj MAYOR: Linda yMartin DATE: SALARY �MOPI Fl CATION: TERM EXTENDED TO: JUDGE: MAYOR: DATE: Lacy Britten DATE: Lacy Britten r-X 0�1 /V,-z-- L�inda Martin SALARY MODIFICATION: TERM EXTENDED TO: MAYOR: Linda Martin SALARY MODIFICATION: TERM EXTENDED TO: MAYOR: Linda Martin OT(YY OF j SOU 1 ! l LAKE C0lli"01;9*01411111WANA Agreement Municipal Judge THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 7th day of July, 2020, by and between the City of Southlake, Texas, a Municipal Corporation, chartered under the constitution of the State of Texas as a home rule city, hereinafter referred to as "City", and Carol Montgomery, hereinafter referred to as "Municipal Judge," both of which parties hereto understand and agree as follows: WITNESSETH: City does hereby agree to enter into an Agreement with Carol Montgomery for Municipal Judge services for a period of two (2) years, beginning on July 7. 2020, and continuing through midnight on July 6, 2022, at a gross bi-weekly salary of 2 733.50. 2. City does hereby agree to provide a smartphone or equivalent mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary phone for the Municipal Judge for unlimited use in the performance of his/her duties as Municipal Judge. In addition, the City will provide judge's robe and gavel. 3. City does hereby agree to budget and to pay for professional memberships, subscriptions, and dues to state and local legal associations and organizations necessary and desirable for his/her continued professional participation, growth and advancement, and for the good of the City. Such memberships to include the following: Lexis/Nexus — Online Case Tracking Texas State Bar Association Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association 4. City does hereby agree to budget and to pay for the travel and subsistence expenses of Municipal Judge for training, short courses, institutes, and seminar that are necessary for professional development and for the good of the City. 5. The Municipal Judge shall perform all functions and duties required under the City Charter, City ordinances, and as delineated and described in Attachment "A", and shall perform such other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as said position shall require. 6. The City Manager shall administer this contract on behalf of the City Council. The Municipal Judge shall keep the City Manager informed of issues related to the Court, and shall execute his/her performance in cooperation with the City Manager and the City Manager's staff, to the extent, such cooperation does not impair the necessity of judicial independence and avoids the appearance of impropriety. 7. During this Agreement, the Municipal Judge agrees to comply with all provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct, Chapter V of the City of Southlake Charter, Article II of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake, Section 30 of the Texas Government Code, and all other applicable laws pertaining to the operation of the Southlake Municipal Court of Record. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and said Code, Charter, Statutes and laws, the terms of said Code, Charter, Statutes, and laws shall govern. 8. The Municipal Judge shall not take on representation of a client adverse to the City. The Municipal Judge shall not represent a client in a case where an employee of the City, in his/her capacity as an employee of the City, is a witness or may be summoned to appear as a witness. 9. The Municipal Judge warrants he/she meets the minimum qualifications listed in Chapter V of the City of Southlake Charter and Article II of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake. 10. The City may remove the Municipal Judge from office during his/her term pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Section 30 of the Texas Government Code, or its successor, as same may hereafter be amended. 11. A request by the Municipal Judge for release from this Agreement prior to the end of its term must be submitted in writing to the Mayor for City Council approval not less than thirty (30) days prior to the requested date of termination. Unapproved abandonment of the Agreement shall be considered a default by the Municipal Judge in the performance of this Agreement. 12. City shall pay retirement benefits for Municipal Judge as follows: The Municipal Judge will deposit seven percent (7%) of his/her monthly salary into Texas Municipal Retirement System and the City shall match those deposits on a two -to -one basis. In Witness Whereof, City has caused this Agreement to be signed in its name by John Terrell, Mayor, and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its City Secretary, and the Municipal Judge has hereunto set his/her hand and seal the date first above written. Municipal Judge 4 Carol Montgomery H LA/ f ATTEST: kC6O • •��` Amy S ley`" — — �� .,•.......•••' `�. City Se etary '��rrrrlli�*`'��`� City of Southlake, Mayor 4'. '��k Laura"k FYII ATTACHMENT "A" CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS Duties of the Municipal Judge Essential Functions: 1. Perform various judicial work in the Municipal Court in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter, City ordinances and applicable State and Federal statutes in a professional and impartial manner. 2. The Municipal Judge shall effectively interact with staff and other judges to execute assigned duties in a manner consistent with the expectations established by the City Council, adhering to the highest ethical standards required of judges. The Judge shall also comply with the City's Code of Ethics and the Business Code of Conduct. 3. Preside over all municipal court proceedings. The Municipal Judge shall preside in a professional and impartial manner and treat parties, attorneys, witnesses, and the public with appropriate judicial decorum. Rulings shall be issued in a timely manner consistent with the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedures. 4. Arbitrate disputes and advise counsel, jury, litigants, or Court personnel on Court procedures; administer the judicial system; settle disputes between opposing attorneys. The Municipal Judge shall maintain decorum and order in the courtroom and shall ensure that all court hearings and business shall be conducted efficiently and promptly as the court schedule dictates. 5. Establish rules of the procedures for questioning witness and defendants for which standard procedures have not been established. 6. Listen to presentation of cases and rule on the admissibility of evidence and methods of conducting testimony. 7. Promptly process and issue search and arrest warrants; set and forfeit bail for Class C misdemeanors falling under Municipal Court jurisdiction; set bail for felonies and misdemeanors as part of magisterial duties or process all duties as a Tarrant County Magistrate in a timely manner. 8. In performing magistrate duties, the Judge shall coordinate with police personnel to conduct arraignments in such a manner to maximize efficient operation of the police. 9. Instruct jury on applicable laws and procedures; direct jury to deduce facts only from evidence presented and sentence or fine offenders if convicted or see page 30 of TMCEC Municipal Judges Book under Duties and Responsibilities. 10. Review and keep current on all new laws, major court decisions and other pertinent information relevant to the revision of Court procedures and operations. 11. Demonstrate efforts to improve operations, be specific, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to enable the court personnel to provide quality customer service. 12. Represent the Southlake Municipal Court through attendance at community court -related functions. To avoid the appearance of impropriety the Southlake Municipal Court Judge may not participate in local or State elections. STATE OF TEXAS Oath of Office 1, Carol Montgomery, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of Municipal Court Presiding Judge of the State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and the laws of the United States and of this State, so help me God." Carol Mor4imery Municipal Court Presiding Judge City of Southlake Sworn to and subscribed before me by affiant on this day of J c AA,) , 2020. CKLOV& T lerk of the Court ity of Southlake STATE OF TEXAS Statement of Appointed Officer 1, Carol Montgomery, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not directly or indirectly paid, offered, promised to pay, contributed, or promised to contribute any money or thing of value, or promised any public office or employment as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation thereof, so help me God." 'k- Carol Mo tgome Municipal Court Presiding e City of Southlake Sworn to and subscribed before me by affiant on this lam_ day of d6.,P—/ , 2020. �Court Clerk ity of Southlake ORDINANCE NO. 1259 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS APPOINTING THE JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Southlake is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted regulations governing its municipal court of record in Article 11 of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake, Texas, as amended; and WHEREAS, Chapter 30 of the Texas Government Code relating to municipal courts of record provides that the judge of the municipal court of record shall be appointed by the City Council by ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS; SECTION 1. In accordance with the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake, Texas, as amended, Carol Montgomery is hereby appointed as the judge of the municipal court of record in the City of Southlake, Texas, for a term of two years, which will expire July 6, 2024. SECTION .2. This appointment of the judge shall be for a term of office of two years from the date of appointment. SECTION 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement with the Municipal Judge approved by the City Council to establish the compensation, benefits, and essential functions of the Municipal Court Judge, SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake, Texas, as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. Page 2 PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING THIS -' DAY OF 2022. J U 'AN MAYOR ATTEST: ........, . •, AMV9AELIJOY CITY SECRETARY �'�. .......... PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING THIS DAY OF �-- , 2022. J H FF AN MAYOR ttlilljol ATTEST: .:�SpUT H L q r f •r AMY SH E jv • ,• �� CITY SECRE '' •' �` APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: L _ .,_1" c p I ---- . CITY ATTORNEY Page 3 CITY OF SOUT LAK CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS Agreement Municipal Judge THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 7th day of July, 2022, by and between the City of Southlake, Texas, a Municipal Corporation, chartered under the constitution of the State of Texas as a home rule city, hereinafter referred to as "City", and Carol Montgomery, hereinafter referred to as "Municipal Judge," both of which parties hereto understand and agree as follows: WITNESSETH: City does hereby agree to enter into an Agreement with Carol Montgomery for Municipal Judge services for a period of two (2) years, beginning on July 7. 2022, and continuing through midnight on July 6. 2024, at a gross bi-weekly salary of 2 7E6.66. Municipal Judge shall be paid an annual cell phone allowance of $1,200.00 to be paid in 50.00 increments, twice per month. The Municipal Judge shall acquire and maintain a cell phone during the term of this agreement, which shall be available for the Municipal Judge's exclusive and unrestricted use in the performance of her duties hereunder. Municipal Judge shall be responsible for all expenses required for the purchase, operation, maintenance, repair, and regular replacement of said cell phone. In addition, Southlake will provide judge's robe and gavel, 3. City does hereby agree to budget and to pay for professional memberships, subscriptions, and dues to state and local legal associations and organizations necessary and desirable for his/her continued professional participation, growth and advancement, and for the good of the City. Such memberships to include the following: Lexis/Nexus - Online Case Tracking Texas State Bar Association Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association 4. City does hereby agree to budget and to pay for the travel and subsistence expenses of Municipal Judge for training, short courses, institutes, and seminar that are necessary for professional development and for the good of the City. 5. The Municipal Judge shall perform all functions and duties required under the City Charter, City ordinances, and as delineated and described in Attachment "A", and shall perform such other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as said position shall require. 6. The City Manager shall administer this contract on behalf of the City Council. The Municipal Judge shall keep the City Manager informed of issues related to the Court, and shall execute his/her performance in cooperation with the City Manager and the City Manager's staff, to the extent, such cooperation does not impair the necessity of judicial independence and avoids the appearance of impropriety. 7. During this Agreement, the Municipal Judge agrees to comply with all provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct, Chapter V of the City of Southlake Charter, Article 11 of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake, Section 30 of the Texas Government Code, and all other applicable laws pertaining to the operation of the Southlake Municipal Court of Record. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and said Code, Charter, Statutes and laws, the terms of said Code, Charter, Statutes, and laws shall govern. 8. The Municipal Judge shall not take on representation of a client adverse to the City. The Municipal Judge shall not represent a client in a case where an employee of the City, in his/her capacity as an employee of the City, is a witness or may be summoned to appear as a witness. 9. The Municipal Judge warrants he/she meets the minimum qualifications listed in Chapter V of the City of Southlake Charter and Article 11 of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Southlake. 10. The City may remove the Municipal Judge from office during his/her term pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Section 30 of the Texas Government Code, or its successor, as same may hereafter be amended. 11. A request by the Municipal Judge for release from this Agreement prior to the end of its term must be submitted in writing to the Mayor for City Council approval not less than thirty (30) days prior to the requested date of termination. Unapproved abandonment of the Agreement shall be considered a default by the Municipal Judge in the performance of this Agreement. 12. City shall pay retirement benefits for Municipal Judge as follows: The Municipal Judge will deposit seven percent (7%) of his/her monthly salary into Texas Municipal Retirement System and the City shall match those deposits on a two -to -one basis. In Witness Whereof, City has caused this Agreement to be signed in its name by John Terrell, Mayor, and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its City Secretary, and the Municipal Judge has hereunto set his/her hand and seal the date first above written. Municipal Judge Carol Montgomer 11111ftri �LAKF r��i m . City of Southlake, Mayor hn u a ATTACHMENT "A" CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS Duties of the Municipal Judge Essential Functions: 1. Perform various judicial work in the Municipal Court in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter, City ordinances and applicable State and Federal statutes in a professional and impartial manner. 2. The Municipal Judge shall effectively interact with staff and other judges to execute assigned duties in a manner consistent with the expectations established by the City Council, adhering to the highest ethical standards required of judges. The Judge shall also comply with the City's Code of Ethics and the Business Code of Conduct. 3. Preside over all municipal court proceedings. The Municipal Judge shall preside in a professional and impartial manner and treat parties, attorneys, witnesses, and the public with appropriate judicial decorum. Rulings shall be issued in a timely manner consistent with the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedures. 4. Arbitrate disputes and advise counsel, jury, litigants, or Court personnel on Court procedures; administer the judicial system; settle disputes between opposing attorneys. The Municipal Judge shall maintain decorum and order in the courtroom and shall ensure that all court hearings and business shall be conducted efficiently and promptly as the court schedule dictates. 5. Establish rules of the procedures for questioning witness and defendants for which standard procedures have not been established. 6. Listen to presentation of cases and rule on the admissibility of evidence and methods of conducting testimony. 7. Promptly process and issue search and arrest warrants, set and forfeit bail for Class C misdemeanors falling under Municipal Court jurisdiction; set bail for felonies and misdemeanors as part of magisterial duties or process all duties as a Tarrant County Magistrate in a timely manner. 8. In performing magistrate duties, the Judge shall coordinate with police personnel to conduct arraignments in such a manner to maximize efficient operation of the police. 9. Instruct jury on applicable laws and procedures; direct jury to deduce facts only from evidence presented and sentence or fine offenders if convicted or see page 30 of TMCEC Municipal Judges Book under Duties and Responsibilities. 10. Review and keep current on all new laws, major court decisions and other pertinent information relevant to the revision of Court procedures and operations. 11. Demonstrate efforts to improve operations, be specific, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to enable the court personnel to provide quality customer service. 12. Represent the Southlake Municipal Court through attendance at community court -related functions. To avoid the appearance of impropriety the Southlake Municipal Court Judge may not participate in local or State elections. STATE OF TEXAS Oath of Office "I, Carol Montgomery, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of Municipal Court Presiding Judge of the State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and the laws of the United States and of this State, so help me God." Caro.41 gome Municipal Court Presiding Judge City of Southlake Sworn to and subscribed before me by affiant on this Zq'4'`day of Jul ' 2022. 6�pP& Co Clerk of the Court City of Southlake STATE OF TEXAS Statement of Appointed Officer "I, Carol Montgomery, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not directly or indirectly paid, offered, promised to pay, contributed, or promised to contribute any money or thing of value, or promised any public office or employment as a reward to secure my appointment or confirmation thereof, so help me God." Car Montgom .r Municipal Court Presiding Judge City of Southlake Sworn to and subscribed before me by affiant on this 12-6it- day of ,_}u�-c , 2022. Court Clerk City of Southiake ORIGTNIAL DOCUMENT CITY OF SOUTfILAKE Council ActionoNl OrVRes. No. Date Approved First Amendment tnAgreement Municipal Judge THISFIRSTAJNENOMENTTOAGREEK8EWT.nladeandenharedinUothie1mdayofOemsmber. 2020. by and between the City mfGouth|ake. Texas, a Municipal Corporation, chartered under the constitution of the State of Texas as a home rule cib/, hereinafter referred to as ^8outNake^. and Carol Montgomery, hereinafter referred to as "Municipal Judge," both of which parties hereto understand and agree as follows: WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an agreement nnJuly 7. 2020 wherein Municipal Judge agreed to provide Municipal Judge Services to City (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement"). WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to amend the Agreement to adjust the cell phone allowance to be provided to Municipal Judge for providing Municipal Judge Services to the City NOW, THEREFORE, for an in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained within the Agreement and herein, the parties agree as follows: K Section 2 of the Municipal Judge Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: Municipal Judge shall be paid an annual cell phone allowance of $1,200.00 to be paid in $50.00 increments, twice per month, The Municipal Judge shall acquire and maintain a cell phone during the term of this aAreamerd, which oheU be available for the Municipal Judge's exclusive and unrestricted use in the performance of her duties hereunder. Municipal Judge shall be responsible for all expenses required for the purchaoe, operahon, mointenanne, repair, and regular replacement of said cell phone. In addition, Souihloke will provide judge's robe and gavel. All other terms ofthe Agreement remain unchanged. |oWitness Whereof, 8outh|ake has caused this Amendment bo be signed in its name by Laura Hill, Mayor, and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its City Beurebary, and the Municipal Judge has hereunto set his/her hand and seal the date first above written. First Amendment (oAgreement Page Municipal Judge vw//^ATTEST: �A LA Z, zz City Attorney City of Southlake, Mayor Laura K. Hill First Amendment to Agreement Page 9/5/22, 8:36 PM Gmail - PIA Request: Final compensation for former Grapevine Municipal Court of Record Judge, David Florence; and any City pro... From: M. Aram Azadpour < Sent: Friday, August 19, 2022 8:43 AM To: csorecords <csorecords@grapevinetexas.gov> Cc: M. Aram Azadpour < Subject: PIA Request: Final compensation for former Grapevine Municipal Court of Record Judge, David Florence; and any City provided retirement plan *** EXTERNAL EMAIL COMMUNICATION - PLEASE USE CAUTION BEFORE CLICKING LINKS AND/OR OPENING ATTACHMENTS *** [Quoted text hidden] csorecords <csorecords@grapevinetexas.gov> Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 10:05 AM To: "M. Aram Azadpour" < , csorecords <csorer-ords@grapevinetexas.gov> Mr. Azadpour, The information you requested from the City of Grapevine on August 19 is below. This email will complete your request. Tara BrookS, TRIVIC, CRM C'it� secretary City of Grapevine 200 S. Main St. Grapevine, TX 76051 p: 81T410.3148 f: 817.410.3004 www.gEapLvinetexas.ggv From: M. Aram Azadpour <aram.azadpou r@g mail. com > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2022 8:43 AM To: csorecords <csorecords@grapevinetexas.gov> Cc: M. Aram Azadpour < Subject: PIA Request: Final compensation for former Grapevine Municipal Court of Record Judge, David Florence; and any City provided retirement plan Date: 19AUG22 I am making this request pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act. I am seeking information: (1) to show the final compensation for the former Grapevine Municipal Court of Record Judge, David Florence, and ($4,339.06 bi-weekly) https:llmail.google. com/mail/u/0/?ik=497598049f&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a%3Ar474635878808625136&simpl=msg-a%3Ar4696784248... 2/3 9/5/22, 8:36 PM Gmail - PIA Request: Final compensation for former Grapevine Municipal Court of Record Judge, David Florence; and any City pro... (2) any City sponsored retirement plan provided to the same person. 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